Healing The Source

Healing The Source Naturopathic Practitioner & Herbalist

What if your sunburn problem was actually a nutrition problem?The skin isn’t supposed to be this fragile. But strip away...
04/07/2026

What if your sunburn problem was actually a nutrition problem?

The skin isn’t supposed to be this fragile. But strip away the antioxidants, load up on seed oils, and stay indoors for months… and then wonder why 20 minutes outside wrecks you 🦞

These nutrients won’t replace shade or common sense. But they will change your baseline. Diet-based photoprotection is one of the most underrated tools in the low-tox toolkit.

Need low-tox sunscreen recommendations? I got you. Comment SPF and I’ll send you the list 🧴☀️

I am the palest person I know. We’re talking burns-in-the-car-through-the-window fair. Five minutes outside used to leav...
04/06/2026

I am the palest person I know. We’re talking burns-in-the-car-through-the-window fair. Five minutes outside used to leave me pink. I genuinely thought I was just built that way.

Then I ditched seed oils, started supplementing with astaxanthin, and slowly built up my sun tolerance instead of avoiding the sun entirely. Now I can be outside for over an hour before I even think about burning.

Your skin’s relationship with the sun isn’t fixed. A lot of it comes down to what’s happening inside … what you’re eating, what you’re deficient in, how inflamed you are

Obviously, PLEASE wear sunscreen if you’re going to be in the sun for an extended amount of time. Burning is not okay. Need a low-tox sunscreen recommendation? I got you. Comment SPF and I’ll send it to you 🧴

It all makes sense
04/05/2026

It all makes sense

Not all sunscreens are created equal… and the ones lining most drugstore shelves are worth a closer look before you slat...
04/04/2026

Not all sunscreens are created equal… and the ones lining most drugstore shelves are worth a closer look before you slather them on.

Here’s what’s actually in many mainstream chemical sunscreens and why it matters:

👎 Oxybenzone absorbs into your bloodstream within minutes of application and has documented estrogenic activity. It has been detected in breast milk. The FDA flagged it years ago and still hasn’t cleared it as safe.

👎 Octinoxate disrupts thyroid hormones and alters reproductive function in animal studies. It’s also one of the primary chemicals linked to coral reef bleaching, which is why Hawaii banned it.

👎 Homosalate penetrates the skin and disrupts estrogen, androgen, and progesterone. It’s in the majority of popular sunscreens at concentrations the FDA has questioned.

👎 Avobenzone degrades in sunlight and is often combined with other chemical filters to stabilize it, meaning you’re getting a cocktail of absorbed chemicals rather than one ingredient.

👎 Fragrance/Parfum is a catch-all term that legally conceals dozens of undisclosed chemicals, many of which are hormone disruptors on their own.

These aren’t trace amounts sitting on the surface of your skin. Studies have confirmed they absorb systemically and can be detected in blood and urine days after a single application.

The swap is simple. Non-nano zinc oxide sits on top of the skin, scatters UV rays physically, and does not absorb into the bloodstream.

☀️Comment SPF and I’ll send you the approved list of sunscreens for both adults and baby+child! (Includes face, body, and tinted options)

04/03/2026

Every time I’d ask about fertility or vaginal health with my gyno, I’d basically get ‘everything looks fine’ and that was it. No real data, no deeper picture, just... “fine”.

And I realized I’d just been assuming… for years. Never actually knowing what was going on inside my own body- honestly, that’s not okay. Women deserve more than guesswork when it comes to their own health.

So when I found out there’s an at-home test that maps out 700+ bacteria and fungi in your vaginal microbiome- and includes unique fertility insights that aren’t part of standard testing- I wanted in. Because this is exactly the kind of information we should have access to.

The vaginal microbiome can actually play a role in fertility outcomes, and it’s almost never included in traditional fertility evaluations. That gap in women’s healthcare is exactly why I wanted to learn more about my own.

I’m teaming up with to share my experience. Use my code CLAUDIA for 10% off your first test.

When scientists first started measuring plastic in the ocean, something didn’t add up.We know how much plastic has been ...
03/30/2026

When scientists first started measuring plastic in the ocean, something didn’t add up.

We know how much plastic has been produced globally and roughly how much enters the ocean each year. But when researchers went out and measured plastic floating at the surface, they found only a tiny fraction of what should be there.

That gap is what’s called “the missing plastic.”

• Millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean annually
• Only about 1–5% is found floating at the surface (like in gyres such as the Pacific Garbage Patch)

So where is the other ~95%?
It breaks down into microplastics.

Plastic that breaks down in the ocean into micro- and nanoplastics is eaten by marine life or absorbed into seawater, then enters our bodies when we consume seafood, drink contaminated water, or inhale particles that cycle into the air.

Comment PLASTIC and I’ll send you some recommendations on how to lower your plastic load

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03/29/2026

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Wake up sleep-deprived? Creatine might help 👌Comment CREATINE if you’d like the link to what I recommend. I’ll also send...
03/26/2026

Wake up sleep-deprived? Creatine might help 👌

Comment CREATINE if you’d like the link to what I recommend. I’ll also send you the electrolytes I drink most mornings that has creatine in it.

The 2026 EWG Dirty Dozen just dropped and there are some new additions you need to know about 👀Blackberries and Potatoes...
03/26/2026

The 2026 EWG Dirty Dozen just dropped and there are some new additions you need to know about 👀

Blackberries and Potatoes are on the list for the first time. Blueberries are back. And Spinach remains the most pesticide-contaminated produce by weight - even more than strawberries.

What’s the point of the list? It’s about making informed choices. You don’t have to buy everything organic — that’s what the Clean Fifteen is for. But the Dirty Dozen are the ones worth prioritizing 🤝

Clean 15:

Pineapples
Avocados
Onions
Sweet Corn*
Cabbage
Asparagus
Cauliflower
Watermelon
Mangoes
Bananas
Carrots
Mushrooms
Kiwi

*buy organic corn/papaya to avoid GMO

Save this, share it, and swap where it matters.

Source: Environmental Working Group, March 2026

03/24/2026

Comment APPLE and I’ll send you the link 🥰

03/24/2026

We have been taught to claim our suffering.

My anxiety. My depression. My cancer. My diagnosis. And while there is REAL pain in all of those experiences, the moment we put “my” in front of them, we hand them a permanent place in our identity. We stop being a person moving through something and start being a person defined by it.

You are not your symptoms. You are someone experiencing them. It is the difference between a visitor and a resident.

And this extends further back than any diagnosis. Think about the words placed on you as a child.

Lazy. Stupid. Too sensitive. Too much. Not enough. Those were never truth. They were someone else’s impatience, their own unresolved wounds, their limitations handed to you like they were yours to carry. And along the way, you picked them up and started introducing yourself with them.

Prayer breaks that agreement. It is one of the most radical acts of conviction available to us because it requires you to believe something different about yourself than what the world, and sometimes your own mind, has argued. It pulls you out of the story of what you are and into the truth of who you were made to be.

You can grow. The brain rewires. Skills are built. Strength is built. Health is chosen, one decision at a time. But none of that begins until you stop letting a label be the reason you stay still. Labels are comfortable. They give us an excuse dressed up as an explanation (“I can’t workout, I can’t get my dream job, I can’t eat healthier…”)

You are not your anxiety. You are not your past. You are not the worst thing someone said about you in third grade.
You are someone who decided to move anyway!!

is such a great follow, btw! 🤝

Thanks, doc 🤝
03/22/2026

Thanks, doc 🤝

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